One response to “Tighten bad dog law: MP”

Laws should be a lot more strict for owners of unregistered dangerous dogs. My daughter’s 2 Pug Dogs were killed in their own backyard by 3 Staffordshire Terriors who jumped the back fence on 14 may 2013, it has been devasting. The Maitland City Council has find the owner $500.00 for each dog and told my daughter that is all they can do. My daughter has been left with a massive vet bill. The Council had been to the owners property 4 times about these dogs, who had attacked and killed before. The attack was so great that the Ranger had to take Stress Leave. If the Rangers had more power to seize these dogs earlier this would not have happened. The laws need to be changed to make these owners more responsible and so the Councils do no have to spend the ratepayers money on lengthy court costs. The laws should be strictor on these people owning dogs not just give 5 years from owning a dog, maybe a lifetime ban should be imposed as this lady definitely was not a responsible dog owner and not fair for my daughter who was.